The Black Joke : the true story of one ship's battle against the slave trade / A. E. Rooks.

The most feared ship in Britain's West Africa Squadron, His Majesty's brig Black Joke was one of a handful of ships tasked with patrolling the western coast of Africa in an effort to end hundreds of years of global slave trading. Sailing after the spectacular fall of Napoleon in France, yet before t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rooks, A. E. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2022.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:x, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

System Under Maintenance

Our Library Management System is currently under maintenance.

Holdings and item availability information is currently unavailable. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and contact us for further assistance:

Please contact Reference and Discovery Services via their Contact Form or call them directly at: 517-353-8700 for assistance.